HomeMy WebLinkAbout21-371RESOLUTION NO. 2021- 371
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
OF THE ST. LUCIE COUNTY SUSTAINABILITY DISTRICT
STATING ITS INTENT TO USE THE UNIFORM METHOD
OF COLLECTING NON -AD VALOREM SPECIAL
ASSESSMENTS LEVIED WITHIN THE ENERGY SPECIAL
ASSESSMENT DISTRICT; DESCRIBING THE AREA
SUBJECT TO THE ASSESSMENT; STATING A NEED
FOR THE LEVY; PROVIDING FOR MAILING THE
RESOLUTION; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
WHEREAS, St. Lucie County, Florida (the "County") created the St. Lucie
County Sustainability District (the "District") for purposes of offering an energy
financing program throughout the County pursuant to which the District may impose
non -ad valorem assessments against real property, with the consent of the owners of
such property, to finance the acquisition and construction of energy conservation,
energy efficiency, renewable energy, wind resistance and sustainability improvements
(the "Improvements"); and
WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners of the District (the "Board"), as the
governing body of the District, intends to use the uniform method for collecting such
non -ad valorem special assessments to fund the cost of the Improvements as
authorized by Section 197.3632, Florida Statutes because this method will allow the
special assessments to be collected annually commencing in November 2022, in the
same manner as provided for ad valorem taxes; and
WHEREAS, on October 19, 2021, the Board held a duly advertised public
hearing to consider the adoption of this resolution, proof of publication of this hearing is
attached hereto and made a part hereof as Exhibit "A".
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Commissioners of the
St. Lucie County Sustainability District, Florida, as follows:
Section 1: Commencing with the 2022-2023 Fiscal Year and with the ad
valorem tax bills issued in November 2022, the Board intends to use the uniform
method of collecting non -ad valorem assessments authorized in Section 197.3632,
Florida Statutes for collecting non -ad valorem assessments levied within the District to
fund the cost of the Improvements. A description of the boundaries of the real property
within the District and subject to the levy is attached hereto and made a part hereof as
Exhibit "B". The non -ad valorem assessments levied by the District are annual
assessments which will continue from year to year until discontinued by the District.
Section 2: The Board hereby determines that the levy of the assessments is
necessary to fund the cost of the Improvements.
Section 3: Upon adoption, the County Attorney or his designee is hereby
directed to send a copy of this resolution by United States mail to the Florida
Department of Revenue, the St. Lucie County Property Appraiser and the St. Lucie
County Tax Collector.
Section 4: This Resolution shall be effective upon adoption.
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After motion and second, the vote on this Resolution was as follows:
Chair Linda Bartz AYE
Vice Chair Sean Mitchell AYE
Commissioner Chris Dzadovsky AYE
Commissioner Frannie Hutchinson ABSENT
Commissioner Cathy Townsend AYE
PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED this 19t" day of October, 2021
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EXHIBIT A
PROOF OF PUBLICATION
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St Lucie News Tribune
1801 U.S. 1, Vero Beach, FL 32960
AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION
ST LUCIE COUNTY BOCC ST LUCIE COUNTY BOCC
2300 VIRGINIAAVE
FORT PIERCE, FL 34982-5632
STATE OF WISCONSIN
COUNTY OF BROWN
Before the undersigned authority personally appeared, laic
legal clerk, who on oath says that he/she is a legal clerk of the
St Lucie News Tribune, a daily newspaper published at Fort
Pierce in St. Lucie County, Florida: that the attached copy of
advertisement was published in the St Lucie News Tribune in
the following issues below. Affiant further says that the said St
Lucie News Tribune is a newspaper published in Fort Pierce in
said St. Lucie County, Florida, and that said newspaper has
heretofore been continuously published in said St. Lucie
County, Florida, daily and distributed in St. Lucie County, Florida,
for a period of one year next preceding the first publication of the
attached copy of advertisement: and affiant further says that she
has neither paid or promised any person, firm or corporation
any discount, rebate, commission or refund for the purpose of
securing this advertisement for publication in the said
newspaper. The St Lucie News Tribune has been entered as
Periodical Matter at the Post Offices in Fort Pierce, St. Lucie
County, Florida and has been for a period of one year next
preceding the first publication of the attached copy of
advertisement.
Issue(s) dated before where the dates are noted:09/21/2021,
0912812021, 1010512021, 1011212021
Subscribed an 4,,rn to before on October 19. 2021:
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PO #: Notice of Intent SD for 2021
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# of Affidavits: 1
NOTICE OF INTENT TO USE
THE UNIFORM METHOD OF
COLLECTING NON -AD
VALOREM ASSESSMENTS AND
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
The Board of County Commis-
sioners (the "Board") of St.
Lucie County, Florida (the
"County"), acting ex officio as
the governing body of the St.
Lucie County Sustainability
District, hereby provides no-
tice, pursuant to section
197.3632, Florida Statutes, of
its intent to use the uniform
method of collecting non -ad
valorem assessments com-
mencing in November, 2022,
for assessments levied within
the County to fund the cost of
providing certain energy effi-
ciency, renewable energy and
sustamability improvements.
Such non -ad valorem assess-
ments may be imposed only at
the request of, and with the
consent of, affected property
owners in accordance with Ar-
ticle VI of the County Code of
Ordinances and Section
163.08, Florida Statutes, The
Board will consider the adop-
tion of a resolution stating its
intent to use the uniform
method of collecting such as-
sessments as authorized by
Section 197.3632, Florida Stat-
utes, at a public hearing on
October 19, 2021 at 9:00 a.m.
or as soon thereafter may be
heard, in the Commission
Chambers, 2300 Virginia Ave-
nue, Fort Pierce, Florida. Such
resolution will state the need
for the levy and will contain a
legal description of the real
property subject to the levy,
A Copy of the proposed form
of resolution, including a le-
gal description of the real
property subject to the levy, is
on file at the Office of the
County Attorney located at
2300 Virginia Avenue, Fort
Pierce, Florida 34982, All in-
terested persons are invited to
attend the public hearings.
In the event any person de-
cides to appeal any decision
by the Board with respect to
any matter relating to the
consideration of the resolu-
tlon at the above -referenced
public hearing, a record of the
proceeding may be needed
and in such an event, such
person may need to ensure
that a verbatim record of the
public hearing is made, which
record includes the testimony
and evidence on which the
appeal is to be based.
DATED this 21st Day of
September, 2021.
By Order of the Clerk of the
Board of County Commission-
ers of St. Lucie County, Florida
Pub: Sept 21,28,Oct 5,12,2021
TCN4905633
EXHIBIT B
DESCRIPTION: ST. LUCIE COUNTY SUSTAINABILITY DISTRICT
The boundaries of the St. Lucie County Sustainability District are coterminous with the
boundaries of St. Lucie County which are described as follows: Beginning on the
eastern boundary of the State of Florida at a point where the north section line of
section thirteen, township thirty-seven south, range forty-one east, produced easterly,
would intersect the same; thence westerly on the north line of said section and other
sections to the northwest corner of section eighteen, township thirty-seven south, range
forty-one east; thence south on the range line between ranges forty and forty-one east,
to the township line between townships thirty-seven and thirty-eight south; thence west
on the said township line to the range line dividing ranges thirty-six and thirty-seven
east; thence north on said range line, concurrent with the east boundary of Okeechobee
County, to the northwest corner of township thirty-four south, range thirty-seven east;
thence east on the township line dividing townships thirty-three and thirty-four south, to
the Atlantic Ocean; thence continuing easterly to the eastern boundary of the State of
Florida; thence southerly along said east boundary, including the waters of the Atlantic
Ocean within the jurisdiction of the State of Florida, to the place of beginning.
12/30/2009
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